Multiple Surgeries May Contribute to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Brain maps of associations of DKT cortical regions with surgical interventions (β coefficients). Credit: The Lancet: healthy longevity (2024). DOI: ...
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Cognitive deficits linked to methamphetamine and PCP use are driven by a common neurotransmitter switch, neurobiologists demonstrate
In normal mice (left), magenta neurons express the excitatory transmitter glutamate and green neurons express the inhibitory transmitter GABA. Methamphetamine ...
Cognitive scientists reveal similarity between social and spatial navigation
Study design. Credit: Nature Human Behavior (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01990-w How do people navigate social media to understand and appreciate who ...
Researchers identify genetic mutations responsible for rare disease causing cognitive decline
Countries where the disease was reported up to 2018 are shown in blue. Countries where the disease was reported between ...
The region of the brain that controls eye movements also plays an important role in higher cognitive functions
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The superior colliculus is a region of the midbrain traditionally thought to help animals orient to ...
Propolis, a plant native to Morocco, improves cognitive function in male rats suffering from chronic mild stress
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Chronic stress can have detrimental effects on the body and mind of those affected. Previous studies ...
Cognitive behavioral therapy improves brain circuits to relieve depression
Stanford Medicine researchers and colleagues have found that choosing treatments based on a patient's type of depression increases the chances ...
Study of titmice finds cognitive skills impact lifespan
A tagged black-capped chickadee arrives at a feeder waiting for its seeds. Credit: Carrie Branch While there's no denying that ...
Cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease predicted by patient’s age, sex and irregular heart rate
Older age, female gender, irregular heartbeat and daily activity level can help predict how much cognitive function Alzheimer's patients will ...
Child abuse is associated with greater cognitive difficulties than previously thought
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London and ...
